Adam Fox

Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for Barry Croft Jr., co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor. They've reminded a judge that social media posts and secretly recorded conversations revealed a chilling desire to spark a “reign of terror” in 2020

Adam Fox returned to federal court Tuesday, four months after he and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiracy charges at a second trial in Grand Rapids.

Fox faces a possible life sentence Tuesday for conspiring to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and blow up a bridge near her vacation home

The government filed a sentencing memo Monday in Grand Rapids, a week before Adam Fox faces a judge

The trio is not accused of having a direct role in the Whitmer kidnapping scheme, the main charge is providing material support for a terrorist act, especially gun drills and ambush training

They were convicted of two conspiracy charges Tuesday. Croft also was found guilty of an explosives charge. They face up to life in prison.

The government has portrayed Fox and Croft as leaders of a wild plan to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home

The jury repeatedly has heard about their marijuana use

The defense argues that Fox and Croft were entrapped by agents and informants

Prosecutors have rested their case against two men on trial for a second time in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.